Definition of pinotage in English:
pinotage
nounˈpɪnə(ʊ)tɑːʒˈpēnōˌtäZH
mass noun1A variety of red wine grape grown in South Africa, produced by crossing Pinot Noir and other varieties.
Example sentencesExamples
- More than a few wine-producing regions have a grape they like to call their own: South Africans pine for pinotage, Aussies are smitten with Shiraz; and Californians are zany for Zinfandel.
- Another goal was to upgrade the quality of the rustic indigenous pinotage and plant more Cabernet and Merlot.
- It soon came to life bursting with all the spicy warm flavours of pinotage.
- All worthy wines, for sure, but it is in their left-field selections for the vineyard - Syrah and pinotage - that Muddy Water's proprietors have revealed their artistry.
- 1.1 Red wine made from the pinotage grape.
Example sentencesExamples
- South Africa's great gift to the wine world is pinotage.
- Merrill added that he thought pinotage should be made a national hero while Spurrier agreed with the Australian about the high level of tannin in our Cabernet Sauvignons and some of the Shiraz.
- Cooking spag bol, drinking a pinotage while the rain splishes down outside.
Origin
Blend of Pinot (Noir) and Hermitage, names of types of grape.